3307-2-01
Nomination and election of members of the state teachers retirement board.

(A)
The state teachers retirement
system shall forward notices for the nomination of
candidates for " contributing member" and/or "retired teacher member" of the
retirement board to all school superintendents, university presidents and other
employers for publication, and furnish notice to "retired teacher members"
through appropriate means. Such notice shall be issued
no later than the first of
December preceding the election.

(B)
Nomination of candidates shall be made as
set forth in section 3307.07 of the Revised Code and
shall be on petition forms prepared and distributed by the
state teachers retirement system. Petition forms shall
clearly state the term of office. Petitions filed on forms other than those
indicated herein will not be accepted.

(C)
Nominating petitions must be filed
with the
state teachers retirement system on or before the last
Friday in February. Petitions must be received by four-thirty p.m., in the
" state teachers retirement system, 275 East Broad
Street, Columbus, Ohio 43215," on that date.

(D)
At the board's directive the executive
director may contract with an independent firm to administer the
elections.

(E)
Except where the
only nominated candidate takes office pursuant to section
3307.071 of the Revised Code,
the state teachers retirement system shall list the
names of all properly qualified candidates on a ballot, arranging for the
orderly rotation of names on the ballot. On or before the fifth of April,
ballots and return envelopes shall be sent to all eligible members and
retirants of the state teachers retirement system at the
eligible member's or retirant's last known
address.

(G)
All ballots must be received in the state
teachers retirement system or independent contractor office not later than
four-thirty p.m., on the first Monday in May.

(H)
The state teachers retirement
system shall deliver the ballot results to a board of tellers,
appointed by the teachers retirement board. The tellers shall
meet on the first Saturday after
the first Monday in May to certify the results of the election.